Mill and press



Oct. 2,1923.

E. F. HAPPENSACK MILL AND PRESS Filed Oct- 20. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l E. F. HAPPENSACK Oct. 2, 1923.

MILL AND PRESS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed 061;- 20. 1921 J Illv Patented Oct. 2, 1923.

EDWARD F; HAPPENSACK 0F GINGIN-NA'I'I, OHfIG; ASSIGNGR TO THE 0. P. SGH RiIV ER' COMPANY, OFGlNGINNATI, OHIO, A. COEPORLATI'GN- 0]? 01110.

MILL AND PRESS:

Applioa tipn filed--0ctoberi20, 133L- SeriehNo. 569,147

To. allv whom may eonpem:

Be it known thetlgpEnuumuwE. HAPPEN.- SACK, a, citizen 0t the- United StatesioI An epioa; and a resident of, Cincinnati, in

-' heou y i Hamil wm d 13mm; f O i er eve, e at ne nd; sei mpmv ment 1 .1 dP Ss f wh r e ol-ie nesiiw. pes fi aifi g e- An object 5 01; invention is to prov de i edeyiseioteeu u fruihsuoh as apples, pa -e; p w epllzed s ne pidex:byque emg he isiqe heeetrbm bis ees ie eiplzees we is, disclosed in, my -co,p,ending applicetion Serial Noefi wfifil Another ohyectof my invention 18; taproame e he pu p se. fi t dfi flh me, I be, readily disassembled, and, cleaned.

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ese: nd a thes ob e t re t e ed by h m ansflescni sd herein. d d clo ed 1 he aecameeny yn ressings: swhi h e s enslevationd e press avm m unted m ts, lem a mbody n my t m Fig-i 2 st n nlexe ili l twn sf a d u mbody n -my n e e ig. 4 is] a plan viewflof the ,device shown n; i e- Fig, 5 is an enlgxgedperspectiye view of a shearing plate forn i ng a detall ofmy invention My ntention.compri es a e s g eme ay hsr hrel he n w ich way e re uhly esumed, kniv s. dapt d o ut rujshifif ites ti essee hre ghfi e si e-i T e ee ngAiiwmpr ses s l pp ri ee ien w an s l er, e-ties, e5 insed' mo nt d p n. net ey g,me n i fi hep t w t nding hr ueh i 3: in e m be and r dil ete el i th l pp n ndi r. SGClZlOJl Q I'QSPGCtIVBLY. Seats afi 'are formed upon thelo wer section afend are adapted to aooominodete the sheari ng plete a? which pl te. xt nd u t n all mus the center o flthe way aextendiln I through the casing. The shearing plate, reformed as shown in Fig, 5- so esl-iol'permitthe knives a -mountedoii the drive shaft aend the knives a on the driven shafta, to., coo,p,-. erete therewith in tearing the; fruit as it; pesses tlirough the deyice. Suitable beam. i gs rejform d n e wer section ,to s p; port shafts a? snd za The sheering ph te carries blocks a. and a whinh heivei been ings a," formed uporuthem, the bear ngs beingiadup ed to. ccommodete hesh ft s -lwt and d. 4 age .fonngd,

The link ndow at opposite ends of the sheering plateeaind 5. engage theu-pperand lower sections, the upperseotion being so constructed the-t; its, opposite lower edges ,Wlll lie in; thergrooi es. a and a in ithe blocks when the upper. section assumes its normal positioninalign 79 mentwith the lowersection. The lowerise o tion is provided wit-h e bifuuoated lug a}? between which the boltm whieh is, piiiof ally mounted on Inga formed ,orrthe upper section may lie. A wing nuta is adjust 75 ably mounted on theserew a}? and proyid es; means for securingthe upperandlowep see tions in fixedrelation upon one anothee. The shafts a and a havev inoun t ed ljpmg, them the in termeshing. gears [F and e3 re 8 speptively. Each of the shafts carry a nun -i her of prongs or knives a and 03, eegh of which has a flat pontion a whi c h, in theoperation of the device, are mpyed down werdly through the slots 03 extending into 85. the shearingplete alternately from opposite; sides thereof. Suitable guide fingers We? are; mounted upon the innersurfaoes of theuop i posite. sidesof the upper 'section and serve"; to direct fruit towards, the shearingplete. 99 The fingers a? are sp aeed so as topermitv passage therebetween of the knivesa flange la? is formed on the bloek a end ex tends over the gears a and d fi the ebj functioning as a proteetive soreeu o'r apron. 9g, A u t bl r nks is nk lv ipen, he haft he. o e? e ien fih j e ne has formed upon it a split bearing (1 which is mounted a; split sleeve a? through which sleeve the threededstag dgrd 19g 6 he p e 3- m y xten Suitable.- means, such as theholt a andithe wing nut a3,- areprovided forsecu ring the cesingut upon the standard'b. The u pper tion ofthe cesin hes au slot (le -extending log therethrough. T lot is in alignmentwitlr' the split sleeve a? andcerries e slfeeyeqf i through which the upper end offthe stendeird b may extend. The sleeves a andafi't" are providedto protect the threads 11g the standard I). The knives on the shafts a and a are preferably disposed at an angle of 90 to one another so that the knives on the shaft will be brought into alternate tearin cooperation with the shearing plate upon t e fruit in the device.

In operation, fruit, such as apples, is placed in the upper portion of the casing A. As the crank is revolved, the knives on the respective shafts are alternately brought into cooperative relationship or shearing re lationship with the shearing plate, whereby the apples are torn in suitable sections for pressing in the press B. As the apples are torn the fragments and the juice therefrom fall into the press B. After sufficient apples have been ground, they are pressed as disclosed in my referred to copending application, the juice therefrom being cider.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a two section casing, the sections of which are hingedly mounted upon one another and which have Ways therethrough which may be brought into alignment one with the other, a shearing plate mounted on one of the sections and extending through the way in said section, shafts mounted revolubly upon the last mentioned section and extending through the way, knives mounted on the shafts adapted to cooperate with the shearing plate in shredding fruits, and means to actuate th knives.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a two section casing, the sections of which are hingedly mounted upon one another and which have Ways therethrough which may be brought into alignment one with the other, a shearing plate mounted on one of the sections and ex tending through the way in said section, shafts mounted revolubly upon the last men tioned sectio and extending through the way, knives mounted on the shafts adapted to cooperate with the shearing plate in shredding fruits, means to actuate the knives, and means to mount the casing upon a standard.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing comprising upper and lower sections hingedly mounted upon one another and having Ways therethrough which may be broughtv into alignment one with the other, a shearing plate adapted to be mounted upon the casing and extending through the way, guide fingersmounted upon one of the sections adapted to direct fruit passing through the way toward the shearing plate, and knives extending into the way adapted to cooperate with the shearing plate in shredding fruit passing through the way. 7

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing having upper and lower sections hingedly mounted on one another and having a way through said sections which may be brought into alignment one with the other, means to lock the upper section upon the lower section, and means comprising a shearing plate and cooperating rotatable knives mounted upon the sections at substantially their place of joinder for shredding fruit passing through the way.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing having upper and lower sections hingedly mounted on one another and having a way through said sections which may be brought into alignment on with the other, means to lock the upper section upon the lower section, means com prising a slotted plate and rotatable knives mounted upon the sections at substantially their place of joinder adapted to shred fruit passing through the way, and means to mount the casing upon a standard.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing having a way therethrough, a shearing plate having slots therein, said slots extending into the plate from the sides thereof, the adjacent slots extending inwardly in alternate sequence from opposite sides of the shearing plate, shafts extending through the way, and knives mounted on the shafts adapted to pass through the slots in the shearing plate whereby fruit passing through the way may be shredded.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing having a way therethrough, a shearing plate having slots therein, said slots extending into the plate from the sides thereof, the adjacent slots extending inwardly in alternate sequence from opposite sides of the shearing plate, parallel 105 shafts extending through the way, one each of which is mounted upon opposite sides of the shearing plate, intermeshing gears mounted on the shafts, knives mounted upon the shafts adaptedto pass through the 110 slots in the shearing plate, and a crank mounted on one of the shafts.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing having a way therethrough, a shearing plate having slots there- 115 in, said slots extending into the plate from the sides thereof, the adjacent slots extending inwardly in alternate sequence from op.- posite sides of the shearing plate, parallel shafts extending through the way, one each 120 of which is mounted upon opposite sides of the shearing plate, intermeshing gears mounted on the shafts, knives mounted upon the shafts adapted to pass through the slots in the shearing plate, a crank mounted 125 on one of the shafts, and guide fingers within the casing adapted to direct fruit towards and upon the shearing plate.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing having a way there' through, a hearing late having slots therein, said slots extending into the plate from the sides thereof, the adjacent slots extending inwardly in alternate sequence from opposite sides of the shearing plate, parallel shafts extending through the way, one each of which is mounted upon opposite sides of the shearing plate, intermeshing gears mounted on the shafts, knives mounted up- 10 on the shafts adapted to pass through the slots in the shearin plate, a crank mounted on one of the sha ts, guide fingers within the casing adapted to direct fruit towards and upon the shearing plate, and means to mount the casing upon a standard.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th day of Octoher, 1921.

EDWARD F. HAPPENSACK. 

